Date: March 26 & 27, 2021
Time: 8:00 am - 12:35 pm
Platform: Usask Webex
Event Poster for download

Conference Objectives

• appreciate a unique combination of topics aimed at the frontline emergency physician including palliative care pearls, addiction medicine update and improving communication
• improve confidence with key clinical topics that often scare emergency physicians including cricothyroidotomy and obstetrical emergencies
• explain updates on the current pandemic including our current modelling knowledge and the experience of a frontline ER physician who has had COVID-19
• describe the importance of physician wellness during these trying times and what to do if we need support

Target Audience

Family Physicians (rural, remote & urban), Specialist Physicians, nurse practitioners, paramedics and residents. All other health care professionals are encouraged to attend.

Registration Open!

Conference Fees

• $200 - Physicians/Nurses/Paramedics/Health Care Professionals
• $100 - Residents/Students

SIM Workshop Fees

• $25 - Open to practicing physicians, nurses, paramedics.
• March 26 - FULL
• March 27 - FULL

The Virtual Simulation Workshop will be offered twice with a maximum of 15 participants per workshop. Register for only one workshop, either March 26 OR 27 from 1:00 - 2:00 (SK time). Section 3 learning credit - see accreditation.

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Review timeline, topics, speakers & session specific learning objectives. Schedule is subject to change.

Building an Online SK EM Network

Dr. James Stempien and Dr. Puneet Kapur, supported by the Saskatchewan Department of Emergency Medicine, are looking to formally develop an online platform for the network of emergency department physicians/nurse practitioners across the province. They have hired an external consulting firm, Be the Change Group, to build the brand identity and an online web platform to serve as a provincial resource.

In addition to the SEMAC 2021 conference, Dr. James Stempien and Dr. Puneet Kapur would like to invite you to share your thoughts and ideas at one of the two forums hosted by Be the Change Group. The purpose of the forum is to find out what you think would be helpful to include on the online platform, what you want from the network, and how you would like to engage with the network.

Free/Open to all - Join Be the Change Group and your colleagues via Zoom on one of the following dates (following the closing day remarks of the SEMAC conference):

• Friday, March 26 @ 1:00 - 1:45 pm (SK); or
• Saturday, March 27 @ 1:00 - 1:45 pm (SK)
• If you are registered to one of the workshops, be sure to attend the opposite day.

Join Zoom Meeting - HERE

Meeting ID: 824 229 1919
Passcode: research

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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and accredited by the Division of Continuing Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan for up to 8.0 MOC credit hours. 

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: This activity is an Accredited Simulation Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Continuing Medical Education Division, University of Saskatchewan. You may claim a maximum of 1.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated). 

College of Family Physicians of Canada:  This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Division of Continuing Medical Education, University of Saskatchewan for up to 8.0 Mainpro+ credits.   

Other Healthcare Professionals: Participation in this conference may be included as part of the continuing education and competence programs established by individual professional associations.

SEMAC 2021 Scientific Planning Committee Members | Conflict of Interest Disclosures

• Dr. James Stempien - COI
• Dr. Carlyn Gardner - COI
• Dr. Paul Olszynski - COI
• Dr. Mike Barnett - COI
• Dr. Dag Lawale - COI
• Dr. Kish Lyster - COI
• Dr. Ankit Kapur - COI
• Dr. Michael Kapusta - COI
• Dr. Rob Carey - COI
• Dr. James Barton - COI
• Dr. Alanna Kurytnik - COI
• Ms. Erin Cuddington - COI
• Mr. Kyle MacDonald - COI   

Event Coordinator

Darla Schiebelbein
darla.schiebelbein@usask.ca

Event Support Staff

Molly Campbell
cme.events@usask.ca